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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-30
vOLTAIRE, THE EMANCIPAToR.
A Page of Priestcraft Recalled by the
dwelling of Statue.
From the Manchester Guardian.


A statue of Voltaire was recently I'M
yelled at st. Claude the pretty town noun
tain locked in the French Jura. The in
habitants are all Voltaueans, and this is
what their saint did for them. The valley
in which st. Claude is situated contained
in ITO. population of 1900, completely
mountained out from the world. They were
serfs, owned by the Benedictine monks, by
a treaty alleged to have been granted by
obsolete Popes and allegorical Kings The
inhabitants asserted that the monarchical
title deeds had been forged. In ITO the
original charter of the peasants was acct
dentally discovered and a suit was instituted
to eject the wealthy and powerful Benedic-
tines. DIR. Christin pleaded the legal side
and Voltaire held the monks up to scorn for
their oppressive crueltieS towards their
12,OQO serfs. This was the only part of
France where the secular yoke of the church
ruled. Voltaire drew the attention of Louis
XIV. to the fact that their petitions to his
majesty had been UNDECIDED.
Your ancestor st. Louis" he said to the
King of France, ''went to the East to eman
cipate Christian slaves, while there were
1900 in bondage in France; the church
sent missionaries to Morocco, Tunisla and
Algeria to rescue Christians from Moham-
medan pirates, while no mercy messenger
was delegated to Saint Claude" The land
agents of the monks INDUCED iii the juris-
prudence of the Cloths and Huns. On the
death OF husband the widows and orphans
were elected and their goods and chattels
sold to pay doctors, apothecaries and cleri-
cal fees; the children were beaten into Grip
pes if they muImured; the parents were
not allowed to possess arms to defend them
selves against the wolves, so that often they
had to assist at these animals devouiing
their children under their eyes. The butcher
declined to give credit for meat the baker
for bread and the draper for cloth, because
the serf S property was claimed by the monks
as the legal heirs. If serf died in debt,
after he was Inferred he was exhumed, his
hand cut Offence ''mort-main"- land pa
raded as an example to the living not to de
prive the monks of their expectations.
Again, if a girl, on being married, did not
pass the bridal night under her fathers
roof, but preferred to go to her new home,
she became forever disqualified to inherit
any parental property. A stranger if he
resided one year and a day in the valley
became serf, and by the right of pursuit
the monks claimed on his death all his in
heritance no matter where situated.
Voltaire. iii his La Voir du Cure, set
forth all these wrongs in thoughts that
breathed and words that burned; he gave
the names of these serfs, victims of these
expressions, and in III the serfs won their
emancipation.
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HOW A SIOUX DIES.
The Strange Sight That Traveller Saw
in Lonely Tepee.

Correspondence Of the Washington Star.
In 1881 was hunting some lost horses in
the broken country west of the Big Horn
river. had ridden all the morning over
country that was strange to me. About IL
O'clock | crossed plate au, and was sur
prlsed to come suddenly to the edge of
canon, the existence of which had not even
suspected In the canon was "a stream with
clumps of cottonwood timber along its
banks, and in one OF the open spaces was an
Indian lodge. The Indians that hunted in
that country were peaceable, but the war
was Just over and the Sioux were feeling
rather sore. If they were Crows or Arapa-
hoes might get some information about
my horses / lay down and watched, No
smoke came from the tepee; no one moved
around it; half dozen ponies grazed few
hundred yards distant. There was not
even u dog, which looked rather suspicious.
After waiting five minutes | knew no more
thar at first. Suddenly three white
tail deer came from tie timber and walked
jeisurely across The opening. Then ! knew
That the camp was deserted, and the strange
ness of it startled me. ] mounted and rode
down TO the creek, and straight 20 the tepee.
threw back the flap, and shall remember
what / saw until death. in the centre Of
Tie tepce was spread buffalo robe, and on
the robe were guns and srnlps and many
arrows: and there was also food done up as
Tor journey; and, sitting Gross-legged IN
circle around the robe, were six braves OF
the Sioux Nation. All were IN their prime
all dcckod out in war paint, aud each one
held bow and arrow Ia his band, On
every face was an expression Of calm VI
difference. ~ Of one who neither suffers nor
enjoys, neither hopes nor fears The faces
Were those 81 dead men, aid the smallpox
bad marked them with Us awful mark
They took their misery with their heads up,
Leave upon their hearts no H'aip of i,nf,
upon their browt ilO mark ~ suffering Ana
this that their God might judge them lneu,
hnd IN them a. liit'1 ibeir cnuilf forever Ia
The groves aad Gfoea luda " Pafadisa.
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THIS WELL KNOWN ESTABLISHMENT HAS
Lithographng and Engraving Department

whchis complete within itself and the largest OF
the kind In the South 1t is thoroughly equipped having
five presses and all the latest mechanical appliances in
the the best OF artists and the Skifu thOg
raphers all under the management OF experienced
superintendent.
II also has the advantage OF being part OF a well
equipped printing and binding provided with
thing necessary 20 handle orders promptly carefully
economically.
Corporations, manufacturers banks and bankers,
chants and other business who about placing
solicited opportunity
figure their work. When orders OF sufficient
estimates.
j. n. ESTlLL
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OFFICIAL.

SEC. 2. That the City and Suburban Railway
Company is hereby required TO pave between
the tracks of its road and for three feet on each
side thereof where its track crosses Congress
street, as the paving to edone on said street by
the Committee on Streets and Lanes progresses,
and with the same MATERIAL and should said
railroad fail to commence said work and carry
the same forward, the same shall be done for
said company by said Committee on Streets and
Lanes, and the cost thereof, II not paid when
bill for the same is presented, collected by exc
cution, levy and sale of the said property of the
said company, as provided by law and ordi-
nance IN the case OF abuttng property owners.
SEC. 8. After the total cost of said works shall
have been ascertained, exclusive of any work
done for said street railroad company, one
third Of such cost shall be paid out of the City
Treasury, and the other two-thrds by the per-
sons owning real estate fronting on said Con-
grcsS street between the east side Of West
Broad street and the west side of Drayton
street; that is to say, one-third thereof by the
owners each side Of said street, at the date
of the passage of this ordinance, according to
frontage. and the pro rata amount of the cost
Of said work Is hereby assessed against said
real estate and its owners aforesaid. And
IL such assessment is not paid within ten
days after presentation OF a bill for
the same the amount of such bill
o on Streets and lanes to the City treasurer,
who shall Immediately issue an execution for
the amount against the person and property
aforesaid, and place the same in the hands OF
the Marshal, who shall levy the same on
the property described in the execution, and
after advertisement and other proceedings as
in cases of sales for city taxes, shall sell such
property at the time place, and In the manner
provided by law for city tax sales at public
cutlery TO the highest bidder, and such sale shall
vest an absolute title in the purchaser. and the
amount of the execution and cost shall go into
the City Treasury, and the remainder paid to
the owner OF be held subject to such owners
order.
SEC 4,-All ordinances and parts of ordi-
nances conflicting with the above are hereby re-
pealed.
Ordinance passed in Council Sept. elst, 1887.
RUFUS Il. LESTER, Mayor.
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ORDINANCE

Attest: FRANK +. REpARER, Clerk Of CO
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ORDINANCE.


Ordinance read the first time March %, 1887,
read a second time April 9, 1877, and laid on the
table; read a third time Sept. q. 1857, and
passed:
An oRDIsAscE TO provide for the paving, grading
and otherwise improving of Congress street
between the east side Of West Broad street
and the west side Of Drayton street, In the
city of Savannah, and for the assessment on
the property fronting on said Congress HbIeet
between said east side OF West Broad street
aud west side of Drayton street Of two-thirds
Of the cost thereof
WHEREAS The persons owning more than
onehaf Of the real estate IN the city of Savan.
nah fronting on Congress street, between the
esst side Of West Broad street and the west side
Of Drayton street, IN said city, have petltloned
the Mayor and Aldermen OF the city OF sayan.
nah 70 pave, grade and otherwise improve said
portion Of Congress street. aud
NHEnEAa, Toe petition OF said parties has
been approved by a two thirds vote 81 the said
the Mayor and Aldermen ~ tho city OF Savan
nnh al q regular meeting Of Council, now
Therefore the Mayor and Aldermen ~ the clty
~ savannah IN Council assembled DO hereby
or1ainf
hkorI0s T. That The Committee on Htrossis ahd
i&hea he Ard 4 = hereby authorized - haze
tonHress eifeii, beiwhrh tlle elaf sliie II West
Brad 4ud The west side ~ Lfayfon sifee fhs en-.
ufe NMfh ~ said street iseiuera fbe curb stones.
ffa.lnd and paved tiih saoef Asphalt, and hlse
plnlFf Fidf lfains. ffiAae nfRlna and crossings
rRri Gag sass sifnnt hain fhn lsaniH nA1nad.
apd a. Iiaoe nov fufte and enfAloEn tuiNeen
aaig peiata.
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EDUCATIONAL.
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John 4. CPQWTHER. Principal.

JOHN \. CROWTHER Principal
CHAS. A. l.. MASSIE, a. NJ, Assistant.
NEXT session begins Oct 3D. Careful and
~ thorough instruction in all the departments
of a frst-class preparatory school. Special
attention to Mathematics and English Natural
Philosophy, with apparatus Principal refers
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Flannery, Capt w G. Raoui. Rev, Thomas
Boone, Dr. Osceola Butler, Col, c. ID. Owens,
Capt. James b. West, Col. H. NJ. Crane. Messrs
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-06-29
Making Explosives.

No hospitals are ever required
around dynamite factory, as the
wounded are seldom found, says the
San Francisco Call. In large estab-
lishment, where immense quantities of
powder are constantly being handled,
there is never an explosion except it is
a very serious one, and all who are
within reach are killed outright.
Powder men realize this fact, and al
ways assert with grim resignation that
if anything happens they never expect
to know anything about it. To be
scattered into fragments instantly is
their full expectation.
The chief dread connected with the
manufacture of all high explosives is
the unaccountableness Of many eXplo-
sions. From atmospheric conditions
and other unknown and uncomfortable
causes explosions often occur in a
mysterious and unaccountable manner.
Gelatine is the most powerful ex-
plosive now used. 1t is a compound
of gun-cotton and nitro-glycerine,
which must be mixed together till it
resembles a thick, dark paste, like
stiff fruit jelly. The workmen mix it
in pan as woman mixes flour and
water into dough The hands are COW
cred with long rubber gloves. This
gelatine powder or paste is twice as
powerful as dynamite, and there is
quite demand for it in blasting the
hardest rock in railroad tunnels.
A most stupendous exhibition of
nerve and GOODNESS is sometimes re-
CURED in the life of a man who works
in dynamite. One year ago in local
factory /, 0O0-pound tank of nitro
glycerine suddenly caught fire. Flames
six feet high burst from the surface of
the fluid. Superintendent Frank Roller
and Foreman Erick Starke were pres
ent, and they Immediately turned COM
pressed air into the tank, and by other
means suppressed the flames 1t must
be remembered that nitro glycerine
will burn till heat of about $50 de-
grees is reached, and then it will ex-
plode. If the fire can be extinguished
before that degree of heat is reached
there will be no serious consequence.
In the above instance it was the safer
course to try to put out the flames, as
If an explosion was to occur it would
come too quickly to allow escape to a
safe distance. A man under such cir
cumstances, however, is more liable to
use his legs than his thinking faculties.
If that tank had exploded its mate
standing within six feet of it would
also have exploded, sending up 5000
pounds of nitro-glycerine in one flash.
The defamation would, no doubt, have
been sensibly felt in all parts of the
State
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he DIDN'T SELL OUT.

Some wears ago, when Barnums circus
passed through country village, small
boys father was too poor to allow his son
the chance to see the menagerie. The boy
saved some money through selling some
fried pies his mother cooked to help him
out, and, with a double basket load, on
Fourth of July morning he walked to the
next village, where he told Barnum his
story, and the good-hearted Snowman
passed him in and gave him permission to
peddle his pies among the visitors. The
boy wandered around with mouth agape at
the living curiosties he viewed for the first
time, and finally came to the elephants.
Here he set his basket down TO rest his
arm, and while watching one elephant the
second reached out and appropriated his
basket of pies. The elephants fed them
selves with the sweetmeats and politely re-
turned the boy his basket. He started out
of the tent with his empty basket and met
Mr.. Barnum.
well, we'll, little boy, said the show
man, you've had good luck, hain't you?
Sold out quickly"
mo, SIR" said the boy, between his
sobs.
Didn't sell them? Why, what have you
done with them?"
I'LL I didn't dew nuthin'-wi-wi-
wi-with EN-. TIL tn tn. tha-thet burned
bi-bi-b big lucy rubber thing too-too- took
is t-t-t-ail n showed 'em in his pocket"
blubbered the unfortunate lad, with q series
of boo hoos.
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Military Discipline.

Probably in no other army do we
find such curious o1enses against dis
cipline as IN our own. We note a re-
cent court-martial case where a sol
der, when at drill, having been cor
rected by his commanding officer for a
mistake, did speak out in ranks and
say, 81 was right" and after the COM
pany had been brought to place rest, +"
approached the commanding officer
and said Lieutenant, / was right
and you were wrong" and having
been ordered to stop his talk and re-
turn to lis place in ranks. said: Il
won't shut up, and l won't allow my
self to be bulldozed by you or any one
else" The unfortunate exercise of the
freedom of debate results in the with
drawal of the party of the second part
from the active lists for the period OF
one year and q forfeiture of the sum Of
$120.-ArmU and NdUu journal.
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should read the Declaration Of lndepend-
ence. Then Miles Brewer got up and
said:
"Fellers, had calklated on readin' that
ar dockyment myself. / told wider woman
that I'm goin 10 see, that | would read it,
an eff don't she'll think that | amt got no
influence in this here community, an my
chances will be spilled right thar.
"Now, Miles, replied Colonel Swagery,
char you 90, fiyin smack smooth often the
handle. I'm an older man than You air,
dockyment. Tell you whatll be about
right: Ill read it fust, an then eff the
boys low it amt read right, wy then you
ken give ii whrl."
I'm thousan' times alleged to you,
Miles replied, but / amt a-goin' to read
no second hand declaration fur no man; so
you ken count me out"
oh, reckon we ken worry along with
out you," said Colonel Swagerty.
"All right" rejoined Miles. EFF thar's
any worryin' to be done you fellers air goin'
TO do it; you ken bet yore old dockyment
on that"
Sorry he went off thater way" said the
chairman of the committee.
LET him GO" replied Colonel Swagerty
He amt big enough to read a dockyment
that kivers the whole country, an eff he
don't want to come out an enjoy hisse'f,
wy, let him stay away. He don't know
'zackly what the whole things about, no.
how. He never heard of the battle of New
Orleans, an of couse hain't expected to
know that the dockyment kivers that purtic-
uler confick."
The day was beautiful. A number of
benches had been arranged in the grove,
and gayly decorated stand had been
erected by the Colonel, who. proud of the
distinction which he had won, and deter
mined that the "dockyment" should not be
Inundated while in his hands, had bought
lumber with his own money, and had, with
his own artistic paw" painted an eagle on
bed-sheet and hung it on a swinging
limb just above the stand. The brass
band from over the creek came in wagon
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10 acas fight to death, and Justice IRON.
man was the cause of her trouble and
shame, and, although l was away from
New York while he was there and conse-
quently never saw him until few weeks
ago, had sworn to take his life. Now,
boys, do you Lame me for what / have
done?"
Three cheers was the reply, and Walter
and Ben returned to the camp"
A few days later Albert Ballard, Walter
brother, arrived, bringing with him large
sum of money.
Walter, Albert and Ben entered into a
business partnership and literally coined
money. The house they founded prospers
to- day, and Walter and Lucys son runs
the business while the old grand father
and uncle go off on their extended vaca-
tons,
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by BURT ARNOLD.

There's a creature that talks just TO hear his
voice sound,
And who puts me in ndgets whonc'er he's
around
He's chronic old chinnor, who stuffs up my
ear
As he roiterates on single idea
He will reel of his CAB on subject so cold
That the life OF his phrases seems buried In
mold,
And continue the strain along year after year,
While he wears me all out with his single idea.
He's n nuisance to moot when you're out for a
walk,
For he nOvorll go way till he's had out his
talk;
And the people who pass you will look up to
hear
His Internal cheap din with a single idea.
He is known to zach roador-this chattering
Who, with hobby, will greet you in strcot-car or
store
With aerial yawps and big words that sound
queer,
Will eiucidate long on his single idea.
When to heaven (?D he scars, there in ambush
hell wait,
SO To button. hole spirits who come to the gate
Then he'll chatter and chin till he's sent TO the
reir,
Where they'll burn tho old bore and his single
idea
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Walter and Ben remained unframed while
four bodies lie az their feet.
To the crowd that collected Walter re-
lated the following:
Three years ago this man, who calls
himself Tom Whittleby, but whose name is
Tom Sands, went to New York City on an
excursion. While there he formed the ac-
quaintance Of my sister. He had lots OF
money, talked we'll and was n constant WIS.,
itor at our house. Things went along
nicely for a year, until one day he turned
up among the missing. We suspected
nothing until we noticed that my sister be-
gan to gov respondent. Then we made
startling discovery. but managed TO keep
it from public notice. One night my sister
left the supper table and we did not see
her again until We viewed her remains aft
or they were found in the East River. That
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0, FOR A TOMMY!

"Good day, Deacon. You are going to
celebrate, 1 see!" exclaimed Rev. Mr.. Pull
pit on meeting with Deacon Longbair and
his little son on the Fourth of July.
Yes; / am going to take Tommy to the
circus. / have promised all summer to
take him to see the menagerie."
BE careful you do not stray into the
performers tent yourself"
%, no fear of that. None at all."
How i wish l only had Tommy
could take to see the animalsi" said the
minister after the retreating forms of the
Deacon and Tommy were out of hearing.
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So he waited ontil Their critter stood STILL
Then approached her quite gently with Sob
Bess, va ill?'
When he MIXED in ther pail err most generous
Naow ther farmer'd got thirsty err chasin' ther
An he sot daown Their pail fur ter mop oil his
With er muttered "Er vumi" an err smothered
ar swaowl"
So afore he went hum no jest TUX or greet swig
Wv Their milk. then gave some ter old Raooter,
Their pig
An went inter Their barn where he whoOped up
.whuts Their metter'th Their milk?" ther young
dairymaid cried
Then ther fumbly all tasted an vowed with
Twas ther best in their lives they ever he'd
tried.
An in consequence all err ther milk wuz soon
Not or drap nv il left OF sure ez you air born
An ther feet tibet IL he'd wuz sort NV corn
Naow thor Deacon he called fore Their milk
An old granny She lowed tibet ne must hev err
cup,
small sup.
The result wuz electrical, really so quite
Fer ther skinny old Deacon behaved like err
An declared he'd buy Bess tibet very same
night.
On Their follerin mornin' Their suns rays wuz
high
An no one ter Old Bess in Their pastur' cum
nigh,
Till the Deacons wee spouse heard her beller-
in cry.
Naow. her husband from hum otayed erwny oil
tibet night
An cum back erlookin' ez tho all weren't right,
An or most comical skeercrow an pity able
sight
He had slef in Their pastur an rolled in Their
dirt
Till his best clothes wuz grirled an he'd t,rn
It's white shirt
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TheU JeU intO Jrtendty chdt'
heard about all he could expect to. Then
he began and for two hours Kept the two
Toms busy laughing at his witty sayings
and funny stories.
SO matters drifted along until late in the
night, when Tom Whittleby SAID that he
had made up his mind to start ont for
Rich Find with load of grain the next
morning, as an accommodation for friend
who was sick and could not 60. Walter
asked what was the distance to Rich Find,
and il he would not like n partner on the
road. Being told that it would take two
DAYS ride, and over a rough road at that,
but that he could go along if he wished to,
he readily assented to undergo all the
fatigues. And we'll he might. Accordingly,
he completed all the arrangements neces-
sary and retired TO his room.
Once again in his room and free from
notice. he took good look at the photo
graph. as IL to make sure of what he was
about 10 do. Then he procured sheet OF
paper and by the dim, Pickering light OF
a candle penned the following:
~ONE-Hoss GAP, June 20, 1898.
ALBERT BALLARp. Sc James Hotel, st Louis
81 have him. We 90 to Sacramento.
"WALTER."